Shoals Creek Bridge

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This bridge was built in 1959 because its neighboring bridge (built 1925) was too small for two lane traffic. This bridge had two lanes and traveled eastbound on Hwy 72/43. The older 1925 bridge remained and became a one way bridge for westbound traffic. As the years passed by, the bridges began getting overcrowded as more people began using this highway to commute. Finally, this bridge was replaced by a 6 lane bridge in 2005 that carries traffic both ways. The older bridge remains intact but closed to all traffic.

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Lost Cantilevered Warren through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on US 43